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Pope Francis I - June 2013 One of our main reasons for visiting Rome was to see the new Pope. There are several ways to see the Vicar of Christ at the Vatican. Two of these are during the Sunday Angelus at noon and the Wednesday general audience
at 10:30 a.m. both on St. Peter’s Square. Of the two, the best close-up view of
the Pope would be at the Wednesday audience as the Pope circles the square in
his popemobile before the hour-long acknowledgements and homily. On Sundays, when he is in residence, he blesses the crowd in attendance from the balcony
above the entrance to the Basilica (predecessors of Pope Francis I blessed the
faithful from the papal apartment window). It is necessary to get tickets for the Wednesday audience
but not for the Sunday Angelus. These tickets are free and may be requested
from the Pontifical North American College or from the Church
of Santa Susanna in Rome. Tickets are picked up the day before
the audience or on Tuesdays from the location indicated on the…